. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. a Fig. 14. Sculpture (semi-diagrammatic) of (a) Vexillum daedalum (Rve.); (b) V. sculptile (Rve.); (d) V. dis- coloria (Rve.); (c) protoconch and first four postnatal whorls of Vexillum sp. (S. Afr. Mus. no. A8813). An axial stria is sometimes present at the bottom of the V-shaped intervals; and the V is not always symmetrical, the bottom being nearer to the following rib than to the preceding rib. cf. discoloria. Vexillum sculptile (Rve.) Figs. 11(d), 14(b) 1845. Reeve. Proc. <W. Soc. Lond., p. 5
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. a Fig. 14. Sculpture (semi-diagrammatic) of (a) Vexillum daedalum (Rve.); (b) V. sculptile (Rve.); (d) V. dis- coloria (Rve.); (c) protoconch and first four postnatal whorls of Vexillum sp. (S. Afr. Mus. no. A8813). An axial stria is sometimes present at the bottom of the V-shaped intervals; and the V is not always symmetrical, the bottom being nearer to the following rib than to the preceding rib. cf. discoloria. Vexillum sculptile (Rve.) Figs. 11(d), 14(b) 1845. Reeve. Proc. <W. Soc. Lond., p. 55; and Conch. Icon., Mitra, pi. 35, fig. 290. 1874. Sowerby. Thes. Conch., iv, Mitra, p. 34, pi. 26, fig. 596. 1886. Watson. Challenger Rep., xv, p. 251. 1911. Schepman. Siboga Exp. monogr., xlix, 1, p. 286. Seven specimens from Delagoa Bay differ in the following respects. Aperture ij in spire. Postnatal whorls 8-9. Axial ribs 15-16 on 1st whorl, increasing to 26-30 on last whorl, not very sharp, extending across base, intervals more or less V-shaped, narrower than in daedalum; spiral grooves in the intervals 4 on 2nd whorl, increasing to 5 (6) on last whorl, 8-9 additional. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
Size: 1189px × 2102px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectnaturalhistory, booky
